Molecular group:
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell:
TNF-a
Plasmodium strain:
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ:
Plasma
Population:
Gabon
Transmission:
Stable
Adult/Pediatric:
Pediatric
CM vs UM:
>
SM/NCSM vs UM:
>
Patient number:
123
Additional differences:
75% of CM† had very ↑ plasma levels of TNF-a; + correlation with reactivity to brain antigens for children > 1 year old (PCA factor 1 score); + correlation with intensity of the unadjusted reactivity to non-erythroid a and b spectrin
Refs:
Guiyedi et al., 2007, PLoS One
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